Ewen Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 Anyone succesfully got rid of a horsetail grass infestation on their lawn ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 yeh we changed to gravel instead.... glad i could help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted July 8, 2006 Author Share Posted July 8, 2006 yeh we changed to gravel instead.... glad i could help yup, that would do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 block paving does it too:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 What is it?....and what happened to the rest of the horses? (Or should that be horsi)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 and of course good old tarmac.. well thats 3 solutions, what more do you want lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted July 8, 2006 Author Share Posted July 8, 2006 block paving does it too:p yes, I agree but we like grass. Just grass, no weed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittyclaws Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 Napalm???? or is that a bit much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 smoke the weed:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 yes, I agree but we like grass. Just grass, no weed. and who cuts it may i ask:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted July 8, 2006 Author Share Posted July 8, 2006 Napalm???? or is that a bit much Napalms good, but the council banned it last year. Horsetail grass would just go at Napalm though...its tough stuff. Kinda sensing Id get more sense asking the Samaritans:d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 Kinda sensing Id get more sense asking the Samaritans:d they'd be on the side of the horsetail, learn to live with it and have a good life without killing one another because life isnt worth it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted July 8, 2006 Author Share Posted July 8, 2006 and who cuts it may i ask:) Well, I do...Jane is a foot shorter than the flymo and cant push it. She just makes loads of small crop-circles in the lawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR.B Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 Weed killer? Where's Percy Thrower when you need him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted July 8, 2006 Author Share Posted July 8, 2006 Weed killer? Where's Percy Thrower when you need him. Weed killer kills everything else...except the Horsetail. Im so upset, it was like a bowling green now its Jurassic Park. 2005 Henman Hill 2006 Murray Mound 2007 Shit Heap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR.B Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 Just found this............ "Horsetail is difficult to eradicate because it spreads via deep tubers or roots and also via spores. It is one of the oldest forms of plant life and these spores give rise to moss like plants which produce sperm and need damp conditions to swim to fertilise the female. So usually growth of Horsetail is a sign that the area is prone to dampness. Eliminating this weed is not easy and will take much persistence, continual removal will work - eventually! Regular close mowing will exhaust the rhizomes, but the patch must be isolated as growth will re-emerge from an adjoining area. Check early in the year for the cone-bearing shoots to stop the production of spores and remove any of the branched shoots later. In the garden, sowing turnips in the area has been shown to inhibit the growth of shoots, probably due to an inhibiting substance produced by the turnip; this would need to be done for a few seasons to exhaust the rhizomes. It is resistant to most weedkillers, but Glyphosate may have some success after repeated treatment". Don't know if it's much use mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-K Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 or ask for a selective weedkiller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted July 8, 2006 Author Share Posted July 8, 2006 Id been told it was tough, but bloody hell it sounds like double-hard bas***d weed from hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-K Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 my nextdoor neighbour has HOG WEED growing in his backgarden,. its flowering and its at least 10 feet tall ! now this is a plant / weed thats not allowed to grow in this country,. its sap,. either by cutting the plant, or breaking a leaf etc will cause 1st degree burns on the flesh if exposed to sunlight ,. its 10 feet tall, how can he miss it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted July 8, 2006 Author Share Posted July 8, 2006 my nextdoor neighbour has HOG WEED growing in his backgarden,. its flowering and its at least 10 feet tall ! now this is a plant / weed thats not allowed to grow in this country,. its sap,. either by cutting the plant, or breaking a leaf etc will cause 1st degree burns on the flesh if exposed to sunlight ,. its 10 feet tall, how can he miss it ? Now that is nasty stuff. According to Genesis, it actually threatens the human race:blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 my nextdoor neighbour has HOG WEED growing in his backgarden,. its flowering and its at least 10 feet tall ! When we got that at my old office the health and safety people made us close half of the car park until some special chaps could come and remove it - your neighbour needs to get this sorted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-K Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 When we got that at my old office the health and safety people made us close half of the car park until some special chaps could come and remove it - your neighbour needs to get this sorted! i know he does,thing is .... ( no joke ) its as tho someone pays rent for the place but doesnt actualy stay there,. theres never anyone home ... last year ok,. the council discovered an outlet pipe from a Bog was clean broken away on the outside of the building - hence pure human poo was just landing in the garden - it had created a mini mountain 4 feet tall.... the council workers had what looked like space suits on yes,. i guess i have the neighbour from hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR.B Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 Sounds like the BBC will be round soon for a new series of 'Life Of Grime'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 Nice people next door huh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-K Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 Sounds like the BBC will be round soon for a new series of 'Life Of Grime'. i expect they will, the neighbour is actualy aprox 25 years old,. a skinhead,. who appears once a month with a suitcase,.. and leaves about 1 hour later,. again with the suitcase. yet when the council workers phoned up the rent payer - a female with pram turned up...? plus theres around 14 TV sets scattered around the front garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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